Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness
Coaching for Creative Professionals
The world of film and TV production ground to a halt in early 2020, leaving studios, agencies and freelancers stranded by travel bans and lockdowns. Hometeam Productions turned that crisis into …
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Steven Kunis is a Greek-American theatre director based in London who founded Panorama Productions to create international collaborations in theatre and music. When his acclaimed production of …
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How do you build a thriving music career when you make ‘wonky electronica’ on a six-string bass and refuse to stream on Spotify? British solo-bass pioneer Steve Lawson has spent two decades …
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Letterpress printer Nick Hand greets each working day in an Aladdin’s cave of cast-iron presses, wooden type and the rich scent of ink – a world away from the glow of a laptop screen. From …
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When I started out as a self-employed psychotherapist and coach, in the mid-nineties, I was completely clueless about marketing. I thought it was the antithesis of my work - something commercial and …
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If you’re a self-employed creative, maybe you recognise this experience. You meet a business expert and get into conversation about your work. At a certain point they give you a sympathetic look, …
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What separates the handful of screenplays that spark bidding wars from the mountain of scripts that never leave the slush pile? Two-time Emmy-winning writer–producer Erik Bork argues it all starts …
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‘Brutally honest’ is not just a catch-phrase for US consultant Emily Cohen – it is the red thread that runs through her advice to creative-studio owners. In this episode Emily shares the …
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Entrepreneur and investor Vicki Saunders believes the future belongs to businesses that combine profit with purpose – and she’s built a global funding network to prove it. Fed up with a system …
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